Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/91 of 14 January 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation of 6-phytase produced with Trichoderma reesei CBS 126897 as a feed additive for poultry, weaned piglets, pigs for fattening and sows, the authorisation of a preparation of 6-phytase produced with Trichoderma reesei CBS 126897 as a feed additive for ornamental birds, suckling piglets and minor porcine species (holder of authorisation: AB Enzymes Finland Oy) and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 292/2014

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/91
• Articles: 6

Article 1 Renewal of the authorisation

The authorisation of the preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is renewed for poultry, weaned piglets, pigs for fattening and sows, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2 Authorisation

The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition for ornamental birds, suckling piglets and minor porcine species, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 3 Repeal

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 292/2014 is repealed.

Article 4 Transitional measures

1.   The feed additive 6-phytase produced with Trichoderma reesei CBS 126897, as authorised by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 292/2014, and premixtures containing that additive, which are intended for poultry, weaned piglets, pigs for fattening and sows and which are produced and labelled before 4 August 2026 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 February 2026 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted.

2.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additive referred to in paragraph 1, which are intended for poultry, weaned piglets, pigs for fattening and sows, and which are produced and labelled before 4 February 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 February 2026 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted.

Article 5 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Identification number of the feed additive

Name of the holder of authorisation

Name of the additive

Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

Units of activity/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %

Category: zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancers.

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AB Enzymes Finland Oy

6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26)

Additive composition

Preparation of 6-phytase produced with Trichoderma reesei CBS 126897 having a minimum activity of: 5 000 FTU  ( 1 ) /g.

Solid form and liquid forms

Characterisation of the active substance

6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) produced with Trichoderma reesei CBS 126897

Analytical method

( 2 )

For the determination of 6-phytase in the feed additive, premixtures and compound feed:

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colorimetric method based on the enzymatic reaction of 6-phytase on the phytate – EN ISO 30024.

Poultry other than for laying or reproduction

Ornamental birds

-

250 FTU

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1.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2.

For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address the potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal breathing protective equipment.

4 February 2036

Poultry for laying or reproduction

150 FTU

Piglets (suckling and weaned) of porcine species

500 FTU

Porcine species for fattening

Sows of porcine species

250 FTU

( 1 )   One phytase unit (FTU) is the quantity of enzyme that liberates 1 μmol of inorganic phosphate per minute from sodium phytate at 37 °C, pH 5,5, under standard assay conditions.

( 2 )   Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-reports_en .